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Kartel now a free man

Kartel now a free man

July 31, 2024
3:47 pm

Dancehall star Vybz Kartel is free. The Court of Appeal just ruled that he and three co-accused should not be retried for murder. Freedom, a day before Jamaica celebrates Emancipation Day, caps an almost 13-year journey of arrests, trial, convictions, and a successful appeal.

Source The Jamaican Gleaner

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